RSA 2016: Top Four Takeaways

11

Mar

2016

Attracting the best and brightest in the field, the annual RSA Conference plays an important role in keeping security professionals across the globe connected and educated. Last week, we witnessed several cyber-security trends and developments including the federal government’s involvement with security, the ease of automotive hacking in modern vehicles, potential threats targeting connected medical devices, and the lack of cyber education among IT professionals. A brief recap of these four takeaways and their implications:

Apple vs. the Federal Government
One of the hottest topics was the federal government’s ongoing case with Apple. Last week, a U.S. magistrate judge in New York ruled Apple did not have to comply with the FBI’s request to crack an iPhone central to a drug investigation.